Curtain-rod support.



- J. KRODER.

CURTAIN ROD SUPPORT.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 6', 1913.

1,077,083. Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

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JOHN KRODER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CURTAIN-ROD SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 6, 1913. Serial No. 772,059.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Knonnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Curtain-Rod Support, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved curtain rod support or bracket, arranged to permit the manufacturer to conveniently assemble the parts and to allow the user to readily place a curtain rod in position on the support, or to remove it therefrom whenever it is desired to place a curtain on the rod or to remove it therefrom.

In order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of a supporting rod provided at its end with a screw thread and with struckup lugs in the rear of the screw thread, and a sleeve mounted on the said supporting rod and having a screw thread intermediate its ends and in engagement with the said rod screw thread, to permit of screwing the sleeve lengthwise on the supporting rod, the said sleeve being provided at one end with a terminal stop adapted to abut against the said lugs.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view' of the curtain rod support with a curtain rod supported thereby; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with the sleeve in section and in retracted position; Fig. 3 is a similar 'view of the same with the sleeve in extended position and supporting one end of the curtain rod; and Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the same on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

The supporting rod A is preferably of L shape and is provided at the rear of its transverse member A with an attaching flange B for fastening the support to a door or window casing by the use of screws, nails, or other fastening devices. The longitudinal member A of the supporting rod A is provided at its outer end with an external screw thread A and immediately in the rear of the said screw thread are lugs A struck up from the material of the longitudinal member A A sleeve 0 engages the longitudinal member A and the sleeve is provided intermediate its endswith an external screw thread 0 engaging the screw thread A so as to permit of screwing the sleeve C lengthwise on the longitudinal member A The rear end of the sleeve 0 is provided with a stop C preferably in the form of an integral flange bent inwardly in the rear of the lugs A so that when the sleeve C is screwed outward the flange C finally abuts against the lug A thus limiting the screwing movement of the sleeve 0 in this direction.

It will be noticed that the length of the threaded portion A and the distance between the thread 0 and the flange C is such that when the sleeve 0 is screwed outward to its full extent then the screw thread 0 is still in engagement with the screw thread A and the forward portion ,of the sleeve C is adapted to receive and support one end of the thread C has one convolution. and is formed by bending a corresponding portion of the sleeve C inward in the form of an internal bead, as will be readily understood by reference to the drawings.

In manufacturing the curtain rod support the tubular sleeve C is without the flange C to permit of screwing the sleeve 0 on the'threaded portion A until the rear end of the sleeve has passed the lugs A and then the operator by the use of a suitable tool bends the rear end of the sleeve C inward onto the non-threaded portion of to form the the longitudinal member A stop flange C In practice two'supports such as shown and described are used on a door, window or the like, and arranged opposite each other for supporting the ends of the curtain rod D.

In order to place the curtain rod D in position the operator screws the sleeve 0 rearwardly into the position shown in Fig. 2, and then places the curtain rod D in position, after which the sleeve 0 is turned in the opposite direction to screw the sleeve C forwardly into engagement with the corresponding end of the curtain rod D, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3.

It will be seen that by the arrangement described, the parts forming the support can be readily assembled by the manufacturer and the user can conveniently place the curtain rod D Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

the curtain rod D. In practice,

in position on the support 116 I or remove it therefrom whenever it is desired to place a curtain on the rod or to remove it therefrom.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A curtain rod support, comprising a supporting rod provided at its end with an external screw thread and with a struck-up lug adjacent the rear end of the screw thread, and a sleeve for the reception of the end of the curtain rod to be supported, the sleeve being provided between its ends with an internal screw thread screwing on the said 1 exterior screw thread to permit of screwing the sleeve lengthwise on the threaded end of the said supporting rod, the sleeve when screwed in the direction away from the curtain rod having its curtain rod receiving end approximately flush with the terminal of the supporting rod, and the sleeve when screwed in the opposite direction having its receiving end extending beyond the said terminal for engagement with the curtain rod, the said sleeve being provided at one end with a terminal stop adapted to abut against the said lug to limit the screwing movement oi the sleeve in one direction.

2. A curtain rod support, comprising a supporting rod provided at its ends with an external screw thread and with a struckup lug adjacent the rear end of the screw thread and a sleeve for the reception of the end of the curtain rod to be supported, the sleeve being provided between its ends with an internal screw thread screwing on the said exterior screw thread to permit of screwing the sleeve lengthwise on the threaded end of the said supporting rod, the sleeve when screwed in the direction away from the curtain rod having its curtain rod receiving end approximately flush. with the terminal of the supporting rod, and the sleeve when screwed in the opposite direction having its receiving end extending beyond the said terminal for engagement with the curtain red, the said sleeve having one end provided with an inwardly-turned flange forming a stop adapted to abut against the said lug to limit the outward movement of the sleeve on the said threaded end of the supporting rod.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN KRODER.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. Hosrnn, Fi-nnir D. RoLLHAUs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, I). 0. 

